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ebony

[eb-uh-nee] / ˈɛb ə ni /
ADJECTIVE
black
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Christie's had dubbed the box, decorated with ebony, as "the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction" and it had been expected to fetch 2-3 million euros.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

McCamish said some of the best-known locations for observing the California ebony tarantula include:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2025

The title Black Rod comes from the ebony staff, topped with a golden lion, carried by the holder.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2024

Far, far away in the vastness of deep space, an ebony spaceship awaits.

From New York Times Feb. 21, 2024

He dressed like a great man—black broadcloth coat and trousers, wide black hat, overcoat with a velvet collar, ebony cane which he made to seem a sword.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Well-known trees such as magnolias are among the most threatened, with oaks, maple and ebonies also at risk.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2024

Oak trees, maple trees and ebonies also face threats, the report said.

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2021

The final space features seven sculptures, carved from Texan and Gabon ebonies.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2021

Soon the husband returned with the little girl and boy, and four young ebonies, all bare-headed, and dressed alike, in thick trousers, and a loose linsey shirt.

From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by James R. Gilmore

If these hybrids are inbred there is a continuous series of individuals, sooties, intermediates and ebonies.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan




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